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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What guarantee does Andy provide to Laurie the day before Jacob's school reopens?
(a) That he will catch the murderer.
(b) That Jacob will be safe.
(c) That God will provide what the community needs.
(d) That the school principal knows what he is doing.

2. How old is Ben at the time of his murder?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. How does Laurie react when she hears the news that Jacob will be arrested for Ben's murder?
(a) She screams.
(b) She collapses.
(c) She wobbles.
(d) She sobs.

4. What position does Andy hold at the time Ben's body is discovered?
(a) Judge.
(b) First Assistant.
(c) Legal aide.
(d) Deputy Prosecutor.

5. Andy characterizes himself as a person who has been exposed to what?
(a) Life's hard knocks.
(b) The real world.
(c) Violence.
(d) Ugliness.

6. What does Lynn tell Andy when he calls her from the park ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) She tells him that he is off Ben's murder case.
(b) She tells him that Laurie had called earlier in a panic.
(c) She tells him that he is fired.
(d) She tells him to come in to the office to talk to her.

7. How old is Andy at the time of Ben's murder?
(a) 45.
(b) 51.
(c) 35.
(d) 39.

8. For what object does Laurie ask during the meeting with Jacob's lawyer Jonathan?
(a) A tape recorder.
(b) A stapler.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A legal pad.

9. For what reason does Jonathan Klein show up to the police department?
(a) To speak to his client, Matthew.
(b) To speak to his client, Jacob.
(c) To speak to his client, Patz.
(d) To speak to his client, Andy.

10. One morning while on a run, Andy alters his route of late and goes to whose apartment?
(a) Matthew's.
(b) Patz's.
(c) Neal's.
(d) Duffy's.

11. Andy states that all lawyers feel the same way about the court system. How does he say lawyers feel about the court system?
(a) Lawyers believe that the court system in America is the best one in the world.
(b) Lawyers think the court system is particularly good at finding the truth.
(c) Lawyers do not think the court system is good at sorting out evil people from good people.
(d) Lawyers do not think the court system is particularly good at finding the truth.

12. When he is arrested, Jacob will only say one phrase over and over. What is it?
(a) "I am innocent."
(b) "I refuse to say a word."
(c) "I want to talk to a lawyer."
(d) "I want my dad."

13. Andy says that though he does not yet know the identity of Ben's murderer, he feels a certain way about him already. How does Andy feel about Ben's murderer?
(a) He is impressed by him.
(b) He emulates him.
(c) He feels angry at him.
(d) He dislikes him.

14. In what substance is a single fingerprint stamped upon the inside of Ben's sweatshirt?
(a) Mustard.
(b) Ink.
(c) Ben's blood.
(d) Blood from an unidentified source.

15. How many stories does the Middlesex County Courthouse have?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amount of bail does Neal request be placed upon Jacob in the interim before the murder trial?

2. How does Jacob behave at the shiva held by Ben's family?

3. When Dan tells Andy that it does not matter what happens to him now that Ben is dead, what is NOT an example he provides?

4. For what object are the volunteers searching the park ten days after Ben's murder?

5. What object does Andy briefly consider hiding when he races home and makes it there before a warrant is served to search his house?

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